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Episode 148: Mythos of the Moment: On 'Twin Peaks,' Season 3

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The Decontextualization of Dreams

David Lynch decontextualizes things using figures we know. In Mulholland Drive, the Mafiosos want to make sure that their girl is cast in the director's movie. The tropes are there, but they're constantly being de-territorialized out of context such that we get the full effect without ever really understanding where the effect comes from. That's what makes it so dreamlike. It's like being thrown out of a dream into a nightmare. There's an art to what he's doing which I don't think anyone can really replicate.

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